March 9 Lesson Notes

La Cha-Cha pg50
– nice start!
– try to maintain a steady rhythm as you play
– remember to play legato on the slurs
– add louds and softs

In My Dreams pg53
– check which note your Right Hand starts on
– watch out for note skips in your Right Hand
– work on playing with a steady rhythm

C-major scale
– keep your fingers curved as you play – don’t let them collapse
– let your thumb cross under your hand more without “flipping” your elbow out
– try to keep your wrists level with your arm – be careful that they don’t drop

C-major triad
– awesome work!
– for broken – don’t sustain the notes
– practice Hands Together for 1 octave
– continue to practice Hands Separately for 2 octaves

a-minor harmonic scale
a-b-c-d-e-f-g#-a
– use the same fingering as C-major scale

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (sheet)
– nice work!
– practice Right Hand up to bar 23
– in bar 17-18 and 20-22 – watch out for the pattern change – a quarter note is used instead of 2 eighth notes like the intro

Continue to practice:
Song
Chord Progression- C-F-C-G-C-d-G-C